keipon0414
"Parpal Tei" I'm alone in Obihiro, where there are no ramen shops and no delicious soba shops. The weather is clear and sunny, and I drove here muttering about why I'm out for food on such a beautiful day. I haven't been to any delicious soba shops, and since I prefer ramen over not-so-delicious soba, I decided to go to "Parpal Tei."
As I was guided by the navigation, I approached the restaurant and suddenly felt like I had been here before. I had tried to come three times before, but it was always closed, so I thought I had given up. But when I arrived this time, there was a long line of cars and people overflowing from the restaurant. I had just passed by a popular restaurant earlier, and there was only one car there. Is this place really that popular?
I had heard that it was a popular place, so I wanted to come early, but I ended up going to the roadside station first. I had no choice but to wait in line. The menu was presented to me while waiting in line, and they seemed to prefer the items on the front side of the menu, but I looked at the back side and decided on the "Salt Ramen" for 650 yen.
The counter had six seats on the long side, and I couldn't see the short side, maybe there were two seats there? There were three tables, and a TV was playing. It seemed like they had a staff of six people. An uncle and an aunt were working hard to prepare the food, while a tough older sister was managing the floor. The cleaning area had two older ladies, maybe they were all like that?
After about 15 minutes, I was finally seated. The front side of the menu seemed to be the main items, all priced at 850 yen. My salt ramen was 650 yen. The guy next to me who had been waiting seemed so relaxed while eating. He was watching TV, looking at his phone, eating ramen, eating rice, watching TV, looking at his phone. People who can't consider others are really annoying. In the end, he took his medicine and left all his trash behind.
It took about 23 minutes from the time I arrived until the ramen was served. When I saw it, I felt like I had made a mistake. It looked like Obihiro ramen, but when I tasted it, it was different. It was delicious. The noodles were from Nishiyama Men, which was a good choice. The menma was good, with the salt removed. The donpuri was a bit small. The negi and nori were cheap-tasting. The half boiled egg was good, a bit undercooked but tasty. The chashu was thick and big. Normally, I would ask for a discount for half the portion, but for 650 yen, I couldn't complain.
The soup was light and slightly salty, with good umami and richness. It wasn't like Obihiro ramen, and I don't usually judge based on toppings, but for this content, 650 yen was reasonable and I had to admit that.